The Orchestra of the Americas, based in Mexico City, is primarily a studio ensemble that has recorded numerous successful discs of light classical music and musical theater. Under the baton of Paul Freeman, the orchestra made a series of eight discs entitled Aspects of Broadway (for the label Intersound) featuring excerpts from 40 Broadway musicals arranged in instrumental suites. Other critically acclaimed releases include such discs asRead more Conciertos y Chôro and México Sinfonico (for the Urtext label), collections of orchestral works by contemporary Mexican composers. It has also released a disc of violin concertos by Paganini, Sarasate, and Ginastera with violinist Ruggiero Ricci (for the label One-Eleven Ltd.). Read less
Label: Urtext
Catalog: 23
Release Date: 06/13/2000
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
Federico Ibarra,
Camargo Mozart Guarnieri,
Carlos Chavez
Performer:
Carlos Miguel Prieto,
Edison Quintana
Conductor:
Carlos Miguel Prieto
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra of the Americas
Label: Reference Gold
Catalog: 3619
Release Date: 07/22/1997
Number of Discs: 2
Composer:
George Gershwin
Performer:
Alicia Zizzo,
Russell Sherman,
George Gershwin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Winnipeg Pops Orchestra,
Rochester Pops,
Orchestra of the Americas
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